Technical Advisory Groups
ILFI’s community of practice is vital to informing the technical development, continued industry leadership, and transparency of ILFI’s programs. Volunteer members of ILFI’s Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs) are critical partners that represent built environment and industry leadership with deep technical expertise in relevant topic areas. A key role of these TAG members is to weigh in on decisions pertaining to the development and implementation of ILFI’s program requirements.
TAG members have been selected from a pool of applicants who responded to a public call. They serve an initial term of one year with the option of extending for one or two years at a time for up to a total of four years. ILFI currently has three TAGs and plans to launch additional technical advisory programs as needs arise over time. When a new TAG or advisory program need is identified, ILFI will conduct another open call for applications. If you have any questions about our TAGs, please reach out to tech.advisory@living-future.org.
Energy and Carbon
The Energy and Carbon TAG will advise on how ILFI programs can continue to lead building teams, of both new and renovation projects, to achieve aggressive energy and carbon reduction targets and be combustion and fossil-fuel-free.
Adrienne Bonski
Associate, Deep Carbon Reduction, JB&B
Andrew Lee, LFA
Sr. Sustainability Program Manager, Amazon
Aurora Jensen
Senior Technical Specialist, Brightworks Sustainability
Brad Benke
Researcher, Carbon Leadership Forum
Brad Liljequist
Director, Zero Carbon Solutions, McKinstry
Chris Magwood
Manager, Embodied Carbon, RMI
David Mead
Regenerative Design Group Service Leader, PAE Consulting Engineers
Donald W. Davies
President, Magnusson Klemencic Associates
Efrie Escott, LFA
Principal, KieranTimberlake
Jack Rusk
Climate Strategist, EHDD
Jesce Walz, LFA
Architectural Designer and Living Design Leader, Perkins&Will
Justin Schwartzhoff, LFA
Architect and Embodied Carbon Research Lead at LMN Architects
Krupa Patel, LFA
Senior Energy and Sustainability Engineer, Buro Happold
Michaela Harms
Senior Director of Mass Timber, Sterling Structural
Pat Brewer
Senior Analyst, Center for Resource Solutions
Sangeetha Sambandam, LFA
Designer, WRT
Zhongdi Chen
Energy Modeler, Wight & Company
Material Health
The Material Health TAG will identify and synthesize the latest research on chemicals of concern in the built environment, provide recommendations for annual updates of the ILFI Red List, and advise ILFI on its role to advance industry discourse on material health.
Amir Sekhavat
Senior Director Product Management and Partnerships, Superior Essex
Charley Stevenson, LFA
Principal, Integrated Eco Strategy
Chris Hellstern, LFA
Living Building Challenge Services Director, The Miller Hull Partnership
Colley Hodges
Sustainability Manager, Houston Zoo
Dwayne Fuhlhage
Sustainability and Regulatory Leader, Prosoco
Holly Davies
Senior Toxicologist, Washington State Dept. of Health
Jill Maltby-Abbott, LFA
Architect, DLR Group
Jodie Thill
Sustainable Design Specialist, Flad Architects
Julia Chiado, LFA
Sustainability Project Coordinator, Stok
Lisa J. Goodwin Robbins
Architect/Specifier, Kalin Associates
Lisa San Filippo, LFA
Design Specialist – Architectural and Sustainability, Turner Construction
Lona Rerick, LFA
Associate Principal, ZGF Architects
Matt Van Duinen
Sustainability Director, WAP Sustainability
Olivia LaMarche
Sustainability Manager, WAP Sustainability
Robert Marshall
Director of Sustainability, Mohawk Industries
Seth Rojello Fernández
Science and Policy Associate, Green Science Policy Institute
Teresa McGrath
Chief Research Officer, Healthy Building Network
Organizational Equity
The Organizational Equity TAG will inform, review, and provide feedback on the evolution of ILFI’s Just program, a social justice transparency platform for organizations to disclose progress on equity- and sustainability-based human resource and community stewardship practices.
Ali O’Neill
Co-Founder and Co-Owner, O'Neill Construction Group
Allison Wilson
Associate Principal, Ayers Saint Gross
Drew Lavine, LFA
Partner + Director of Design, Re:Vision Architecture
Gladys Ly-Au Young
Partner, SKL Architects
Jeff Hurley
State Initiatives Manager, BlueGreen Alliance
Jim Nicolow
Principal and Director of Sustainability, Lord Aeck Sargent
Kait McGeary
Landscape Architect, PWL Partnership
Kenner Kingston, LFA
Principal, Place Collaborative
Lauren McNeill, LFA
Senior Sustainability Consultant, Group14 Engineering
Maria Genova
Senior Manager in Sustainability and Impact, HMTX Industries
Matthew VanSweden, LFA
Managing Director, Foresight Management
Shiloh Butterworth
Oregon Region Leader & Chief People Officer, PAE Consulting Engineers
